Barack Obama

Barack Obama is the current (44th) president of the United States. He was inaugurated on January 20, 2009. His wife is named Michelle, and he has two daughters.

Barack Obama is a Democrat. During the primary leading up to his presidential election, he defeated Hillary Clinton?. In the general election he defeated John McCain?. Following his election he launched the War on Business, rapidly increased the national debt, and nationalized the auto industry.

On June 4, 2009, in a speech in Cairo, Egypt, Obama threw Israel under the bus, equating the problems of the Palestinians with the Holocaust, days after he demanded that Israel stop all construction in the settlements.